Samuel Florman Quotes
- Engineering is the art or science of making practical.
- Every technological product has to be designed and its fabrication overseen, and this is what engineers DO.
- ... engineering is a basic instinct in man, the expression of which is existentially fulfilling.
- ... man cannot help but transcend himself as soon as he begins to design and construct.
- ... the ancient joy of helping the tribe to survive is constantly rekindled in the engineer's heart.
- The engineer's power was usually limited to a refusal to endorse a given plan, or to the tender of his resignation.
- Knowledge gives a wider choice and more anguish.
- ... it is clear that our survival and the salvaging of our environment are dependent on more technology, not less.
- All about us the sense of disenchantment with technology appears to be growing. No one ... can ignore the fall of the engineer from the…
- There is scarcely a technical issue for which you cannot find expert witnesses of differing opinions.
- We all have ambivalent feelings toward work ... We try to avoid it, and yet we seem to require it for our emotional well-being.